8b - 1 = 24b + 4
Subtract 8b from both sides.
-1 = 16b + 4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
-5 = 16b
Divide by 16 on both sides.
<span>-0.3125 = b</span>
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Multiply numerator and denominator by the "conjugate" of the denominator.
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This is done in different scenarios in order to take advantage of the factoring of the difference of squares. Square root terms and imaginary terms in the denominator can be eliminated in this way.
a² - b² = (a -b)(a +b)
9x - 4 = -44
•add 4 to both sides to isolate the variable
9x = -40
•divide both sides by 9 to isolate the variable
x = -40/9 or −4.444...
Answer:
29/6
Step-by-step explanation:
The answer needs the volume of the original pyramid minus the small pyramid cut off.
Volume of pyramid = (area of base x height)/3
(12 x 6 x 14)/3 - (4 x 10 x 6)/3 = 256 m^3
The diagram is completely wrong so this problem is actually impossible to solve!
If you slice horizontally across a rectangular pyramid the ratios of the edges will remain constant.
The two rectangles are not the same shape! 12:6 is not the same ratio as 10:4
If the original pyramid in this question was sliced in half the top rectangle of the frustum would be 6 x 3.
In this diagram the height was reduced from 14m to 8m so the top 6m was removed.
If the base was 12 x 6 the top rectangle should be 6/14 smaller = 5.14m by 2.57m (not 10 x 4)
If you are brave you could point this out to your teacher
